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A 22-year-old female asked:
Diagnosed with pid 2 days ago. tho ive had no symptoms except period pain and now ovulation pain,but period pain i had since they started. doc gave me 500mg azithromycin x2 daily for 3 days. will it clear my pid and ill get fine? stomach upset lot?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
PID treatment: Azithromycin alone is atypical treatment for PID; usually other antibiotics are used, with or without azithromycin. Azithro indeed can cause stomach upset -- reduced by taking the drug with food. You should have been tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia. If you're getting better, azithro alone may be OK, but check back with doctor (or get second opinion) if not improving after 2-3 days. Good luck.
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Last updated Feb 21, 2021
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